Freebie Friday: Whiteboard Modern Font

I love a good font. In fact those who know me probably consider me a font-a-holic, but I guess it is just the designer in me. Nevertheless the only thing better than a good font is one that is good AND free.

I stumbled upon the free Whiteboard Modern font from BittBox and quite like it a lot so I thought I’d share the link with you.

Image provided by bittbox

Image by bittbox

Happy downloading!

Creative Spotlight: Mann Made Copy

My good friend, client, and business associate, Jaime Lee Mann, has done it again. For those of you who run a business at home, with children, and wonder how the heck you’re going to balance everything and get it all done, I swear Jaime makes it look so effortless. Of course she will probably disagree and say she is as clueless as the rest of us, but once again, she has totally amazed me.

Jaime first started her virtual assistant business, Mann Made Time, back in the summer of 2006. This is how Jaime and I first met because I had also just started my virtual assistant business earlier that same year and we found ourselves in the same virtual circles. Jaime first contacted me to design a logo for Mann Made Time, which then led to designing her business cards, brochure, and ultimately her website. Since that time, Mann Made Time has gone through a complete rebranding, which Signature Worx had the pleasure of designing again – everything from the logo down to the website. This is how caricature Jaime was born.

Late last year, Jaime once again contacted me about designing and branding her new copywriting business, Mann Made Copy, and so the creative juices began flowing once more. One of the wonderful things about working with Jaime is that I know her so well – her likes and her dislikes – that she doesn’t even feel the need to steer me in any particular direction. In fact, I think she thoroughly enjoys just sitting back and seeing what I come up with on my own – as if she doesn’t want to taint my creativity.

After many hours of collaboration, today, Mann Made Copy was launched. Although Jaime has been writing forever, today she is officially a copywriter, not a virtual assistant. She has been heading down this road for close to three years now and has finally arrived. I know she is so proud! Oh, and on a side note, the entire site was custom designed and built using the WordPress platform as a CMS.

Check out her snazzy new Mann Made Copy logo and website, and if you’re in need of a fabulous copywriter, then Jaime is your gal. I get nothing in return for saying that or for recommending her, other than the sheer pleasure that I know you will be completely satisfied. After all, Jaime is my first choice for all of my copywriting needs – I don’t leave this stuff to just anyone you know?

By the way, you should really check out and subscribe to Jaime’s Mann Made Blog, too. I can never get enough of how Jaime can pound out a story from a regular, everyday event and turn it into a business or life lesson.

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Freebie Friday – Ornate Swirls Vector Pack

I recently ran across Room122 during one of my late night surfings and found quite a few offerings that are totally worth taking a look. Since I know most of my readers are not designers – this is why they hire me – I know you love it when I point you to great vector art and designs that you can use on your own for those smaller projects that does not require my knowledge and skills.

Today’s freebie is a pack of vector ornate swirls, great for use in backgrounds, as borders, or just a decorative element in your design. The designer, Nathan Brown, offers these very detailed swirl vectors for free from his website.

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Free Icon Set from CSS Creme

I love a great set of quality icons and the Sticky Pack from CSS Creme is definitely one of them. Download yours today to spruce up your website, use in an eBook, or whatever project you’re working on that could use a little extra “oomph” without spending hours of time creating your own.

The Wonderful World of Web 2.0

Caution: DON’T READ THIS POST unless you have time to kill!

Now that you’ve been warned, I came across a super fantabulous site Friday night that literally blew me away. So much so that I can’t even bring myself to admit just how much time I spent (or wasted) viewing and checking out all the wonderful sites listed at www.Go2Web20.net, the complete Web 2.0 directory. Of course not all of that time was officially lost as I found some really great business tools I never would have known existed.

Go to Web LogoThere are over 1000 sites listed at Go2Web20.net and it’s easy to get a brief overview of what each one is about. Simply hover over the thumbnail image of a site or click on it for a little more detail including a link to the site’s homepage. You can even sort by name, date, or category to find exactly what you’re looking for and most likely, some you didn’t even know existed.

Go2Web20.net is a great resource that I’m sure will only get better as new sites pop onto the scene. Check it out when you have a few minutes…or hours. And don’t say I didn’t warn you!